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Understanding the Causes of Kidney Transplant Failure: The Dominant Role of Antibody‐Mediated Rejection and Nonadherence by Sellarés, J., de Freitas, D. G., Mengel, M., Reeve, J., Einecke, G., Sis, B., Hidalgo, L. G., Famulski, K., Matas, A., Halloran, P. F.

“…We prospectively studied kidney transplants that progressed to failure after a biopsy for clinical indications, aiming to assign a cause to every failure. We…”
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Variations in the structure and function of the soil fungal communities in the traditional cropping systems from Madeira Island by Oliveira, Maria Cristina O, Alves, Artur, Fidalgo, Cátia, de Freitas, José G R, Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A A

“…Agricultural soils are responsible for ecological functions and services that include primary production of food, fiber and fuel, nutrient cycling, carbon…”
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Sewage Sludge Fertilization—A Case Study of Sweet Potato Yield and Heavy Metal Accumulation by Ragonezi, Carla, Nunes, Nuno, Oliveira, Maria Cristina O., de Freitas, José G. R., Ganança, José Filipe T., de Carvalho, Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro

“…Sewage sludge (SS) is derived from wastewater treatment plants and can be used as a biofertilizer when properly stabilized. This work aimed to evaluate SS…”
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Estimation of Productivity and Above-Ground Biomass for Corn (Zea mays) via Vegetation Indices in Madeira Island by Macedo, Fabrício Lopes, Nóbrega, Humberto, de Freitas, José G. R., Ragonezi, Carla, Pinto, Lino, Rosa, Joana, Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A. A.

“…The advancement of technology associated with the field, especially the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) coupled with multispectral cameras, allows us to…”
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PKCζ-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Mediates Crotalphine-Induced Antinociception by de Freitas, Bárbara G, Hösch, Natália G, Pereira, Leandro M, Barbosa, Tereza C, Picolo, Gisele, Cury, Yara, Zambelli, Vanessa O

“…Crotalphine (CRP) is a structural analogue to a peptide that was first identified in the crude venom from the South American rattlesnake . This peptide induces…”
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Molecular Diagnosis of Antibody‐Mediated Rejection in Human Kidney Transplants by Sellarés, J., Reeve, J., Loupy, A., Mengel, M., Sis, B., Skene, A., de Freitas, D. G., Kreepala, C., Hidalgo, L. G., Famulski, K. S., Halloran, P. F.

“…Antibody‐mediated rejection is the major cause of kidney transplant failure, but the histology‐based diagnostic system misses most cases due to its requirement…”
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Molecular Diagnosis of T Cell‐Mediated Rejection in Human Kidney Transplant Biopsies by Reeve, J., Sellarés, J., Mengel, M., Sis, B., Skene, A., Hidalgo, L., de Freitas, D. G., Famulski, K. S., Halloran, P. F.

“…Histologic diagnosis of T cell‐mediated rejection is flawed by subjective assessments, nonspecific lesions and arbitrary rules. This study developed a…”
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Prediction of the Potential Distribution of Drosophila suzukii on Madeira Island Using the Maximum Entropy Modeling by Macedo, Fabrício Lopes, Ragonezi, Carla, Reis, Fábio, de Freitas, José G. R., Lopes, David Horta, Aguiar, António Miguel Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Carvalho, Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de

“…Drosophila suzukii is one of the main pests that attack soft-skinned fruits and cause significant economic damage worldwide. Madeira Island (Portugal) is…”
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Anticipating the Climate Change Impacts on Madeira’s Agriculture: The Characterization and Monitoring of a Vine Agrosystem by Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel Â. A., Ragonezi, Carla, Oliveira, Maria Cristina O., Reis, Fábio, Macedo, Fabrício Lopes, de Freitas, José G. R., Nóbrega, Humberto, Ganança, José Filipe T.

“…Climate—Madeira Strategy (CMS) foresees two models to describe the climate scenarios for the Madeira region in 2050 and 2070. These scenarios anticipate an…”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and systemic lupus erythematosus: A case series from a university center by Lourenço de Medeiros, C., Colares Lessa, V.C., Rodrigues Prata, M.L., Prudêncio de Lemos, R., R. Monfredinho, A., R. de Freitas, G., Bittar Braune, C.

“…Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), which preferentially affect the…”
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A New Diagnostic Algorithm for Antibody‐Mediated Microcirculation Inflammation in Kidney Transplants by Sis, B., Jhangri, G. S., Riopel, J., Chang, J., de Freitas, D. G., Hidalgo, L., Mengel, M., Matas, A., Halloran, P. F.

“…We studied the significance of microcirculation inflammation in kidney transplants, including 329 indication biopsies from 251 renal allograft recipients, who…”
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Controlled One-Pot Synthesis of Polystyrene-block-Polycaprolactone Copolymers by Simultaneous RAFT and ROP by de Freitas, Augusto G. O., Trindade, Suelen G., Muraro, Paulo I. R., Schmidt, Vanessa, Satti, Angel J., Villar, Marcelo A., Ciolino, Andrés E., Giacomelli, Cristiano

“…A convenient one‐pot method for the controlled synthesis of polystyrene‐block‐polycaprolactone (PS‐b‐PCL) copolymers by simultaneous reversible…”
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Sensitivity of transcranial Doppler for confirming brain death: a prospective study of 270 cases by De Freitas, G. R., André, C.

“…Objective –  The reported sensitivity of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) for confirming brain death (BD) ranges from 91% to 100%. We assessed the…”
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The Nature of Biopsies with “Borderline Rejection” and Prospects for Eliminating This Category by de Freitas, D. G., Sellarés, J., Mengel, M., Chang, J., Hidalgo, L. G., Famulski, K. S., Sis, B., Einecke, G., Halloran, P. F.

“…In kidney transplantation, many inflamed biopsies with changes insufficient to be called T‐cell‐mediated rejection (TCMR) are labeled “borderline”, leaving…”
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Cognitive impairment in neuromuscular diseases: A systematic review by Orsini, Marco, Carolina, Ana, Ferreira, Andorinho de F, de Assis, Anna Carolina Damm, Magalhães, Thais, Teixeira, Silmar, Bastos, Victor Hugo, Marinho, Victor, Oliveira, Thomaz, Fiorelli, Rossano, Oliveira, Acary Bulle, de Freitas, Marcos R G

“…Neuromuscular diseases are multifactorial pathologies characterized by extensive muscle fiber damage that leads to the activation of satellite cells and to the…”
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Kidney Transplants With Progressing Chronic Diseases Express High Levels of Acute Kidney Injury Transcripts by Famulski, K. S., Reeve, J., de Freitas, D. G., Kreepala, C., Chang, J., Halloran, P. F.

“…We previously reported that kidney transplants with early acute injury express transcripts indicating injury repair—the acute kidney injury signal. This study…”
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Prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following stroke: a systematic review of published articles by André, C., De Freitas, G. R., Fukujima, M. M.

“…We performed a systematic review of the literature on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following cerebral infarct (CI) and haemorrhagic stroke…”
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The Molecular Phenotype of Kidney Transplants by Halloran, P. F., De Freitas, D. G., Einecke, G., Famulski, K. S., Hidalgo, L. G., Mengel, M., Reeve, J., Sellares, J., Sis, B.

“…Microarray studies of kidney transplant biopsies provide an opportunity to define the molecular phenotype. To facilitate this process, we used experimental…”
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Distribution of Genetic Diversity in Beta patula Aiton Populations from Madeira Archipelago, Portugal by Ragonezi, Carla, Nóbrega, Humberto, Leite, Maria Inês, Freitas, José G. R. de, Macedo, Fabrício Lopes, Carvalho, Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro de

“…Beta patula Aiton is a crop wild relative (CWR) which belongs to the Gene Pool 1b and is considered a Critically Endangered species, and is present in very…”
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A consensus reverse docking approach for identification of a competitive inhibitor of acetyltransferase enhanced intracellular survival protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Santos-Júnior, Paulo Fernando da Silva, Batista, Vitoria de Melo, Nascimento, Igor José dos Santos, Nunes, Isabelle Cavalcante, Silva, Leandro Rocha, Costa, Clara Andrezza Crisóstomo Bezerra, Freitas, Johnnatan Duarte de, Quintans-Júnior, Lucindo José, Araújo-Júnior, João Xavier de, Freitas, Maria Eugênia G. de, Zhan, Peng, Green, Keith D., Garneau-Tsodikova, Sylvie, Mendonça-Júnior, Francisco Jaime Bezerra, Rodrigues-Junior, Valnês S., Silva-Júnior, Edeildo Ferreira da

“…[Display omitted] Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which remains a significant global health challenge…”
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